Jeremiah 38
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Jeremiah 38:6-8

6So they tookH3947 JeremiahH3414 and threwH7993 him into the 1cisternH953 of MalchijahH4441 the king’sH4428 sonH1121, whichH834 was in the courtyardH2691 of the guardhouseH4307; and they letH7971 JeremiahH3414 downH7971 with ropesH2256. Now in the cisternH953 thereH369 wasH369 noH369 waterH4325 but only 2mudH2916, and JeremiahH3414 sankH2883 into the mudH2916.

7But 3Ebed-melechH5663 the EthiopianH3569, a 45eunuchH5631, while he was in the king’sH4428 palaceH1004, heardH8085 that they had putH5414 JeremiahH3414 in the cisternH953. Now the kingH4428 was sittingH3427 at the 6GateH8179 of BenjaminH1144;

8and Ebed-melechH5663 wentH3318 outH3318 from the king’sH4428 palaceH1004 and spokeH1696 to the kingH4428, sayingH559,

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 38:6 Jer 37:16, 21; Acts 16:24 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 38:6 Ps 40:2; 69:2, 14, 15; Jer 38:22; Zech 9:11 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 38:7 Jer 39:16 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 38:7 Or high official ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 38:7 Jer 29:2; Acts 8:27 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 38:7 Deut 21:19; Job 29:7; Jer 37:13; Amos 5:10 ↩

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